Students /newsroom/taxonomy/term/5/all en Anil Wasif on Canada's Immigration Policy Breakdown | Policy Magazine /newsroom/channels/news/anil-wasif-canadas-immigration-policy-breakdown-policy-magazine-368707 <p>October 30, 2025 | Writing in <em>Policy Magazine</em>, MPP '21 Anil Wasif reflected on the opening of the 2025 Max Bell Lecture in Calgary, featuring Globe and Mail columnist Tony Keller. Drawing on Keller's book <em>Borderline Chaos: How Canada Got Immigration Right, and Then Wrong</em>, Wasif explored how weak governance and competing interests have eroded public trust in Canada's immigration system.</p> Tue, 04 Nov 2025 00:28:43 +0000 admin 327375 at /newsroom Albert Aguayo Lecture 2026 /newsroom/channels/event/albert-aguayo-lecture-2026-367445 <p>This annual lecture honours Dr. Albert Aguayo, OC, FRCP, Professor Emeritus founder and former Director of the Centre for the Research in Neuroscience at 51³Ô¹ÏÍø. A cocktail reception will follow the lecture.</p> Mon, 08 Sep 2025 15:23:12 +0000 admin 327373 at /newsroom Neuro Epilepsy Day and Pierre Gloor Lecture 2026 /newsroom/channels/event/neuro-epilepsy-day-and-pierre-gloor-lecture-2026-367958 Tue, 23 Sep 2025 14:57:16 +0000 admin 327374 at /newsroom 6th National Course on Sleep Medicine /newsroom/channels/event/6th-national-course-sleep-medicine-362067 <p>This two-day training course is designed to provide and enhance a basic working knowledge of sleep medicine.</p> Thu, 12 Dec 2024 14:46:27 +0000 admin 327369 at /newsroom The Holiday Luncheon 2026 - Presented by The Neuro and the Reitman Family /newsroom/channels/event/holiday-luncheon-2026-presented-neuro-and-reitman-family-368008 <p><strong>The Holiday Luncheon - Presented by The Neuro and the Reitman Family</strong></p> Tue, 07 Oct 2025 15:52:14 +0000 admin 327370 at /newsroom Hughlings Jackson Lecture 2025: The Basal Ganglia and the Motivation to Act /newsroom/channels/event/hughlings-jackson-lecture-2025-basal-ganglia-and-motivation-act-362529 <p>Established in 1935, the Hughlings Jackson Lecture is The Neuro’s premier scientific lecture. It honours the legacy of British neurologist John Hughlings Jackson (1835-1911) who pioneered the development of neurology as a medical specialty.</p> Mon, 13 Jan 2025 21:40:52 +0000 admin 327367 at /newsroom George Karpati Lecture 2026 /newsroom/channels/event/george-karpati-lecture-2026-367516 <p>The Annual George Karpati Lecture commemorates a world-renowned neurologist and clinician-scientist who spent his extraordinary career at The Neuro.</p> Wed, 10 Sep 2025 13:37:58 +0000 admin 327371 at /newsroom iPSC Seminars: Early Drug Discovery Unit (EDDU) /newsroom/channels/event/ipsc-seminars-early-drug-discovery-unit-eddu-368247 <p><strong>THE NEURO'S EDDU iPSC SEMINAR SERIES </strong></p> <p><a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1nAFJE-xdH0Of_Bmx9at1GNA3QptZn52tIWtjgOLdADs/viewform?edit_requested=true">Register Here.</a></p> Thu, 09 Oct 2025 14:04:03 +0000 admin 327368 at /newsroom Dorothy J. Killam Lecture 2026 /newsroom/channels/event/dorothy-j-killam-lecture-2026-367564 <p>The Neuro's Dorothy J.</p> Thu, 11 Sep 2025 14:47:15 +0000 admin 327372 at /newsroom Construction Starts: Lyman Duff - CFI Ernst /newsroom/channels/news/construction-starts-lyman-duff-cfi-ernst-365532 <p>Please be advised that 51³Ô¹ÏÍø has mandated Concept P.V.R. to carry out the following project: <b>21-028 - Lyman Duff - CFI Ernst</b></p> <p><b>Description: </b>Renovation of existing laboratories on the 6th and 7th floors to support Dr. Ernst’s research and CFI equipment.</p> <p><b>Construction start date: </b>June 5th 2025</p> <p><b>Planned construction end date: </b>June 30th 2026<b> </b></p> <p><b>Work schedule: </b>Monday to Friday, 7am to 9pm. Works outside of building hours will be coordinated in advance<b>. </b></p> Tue, 27 May 2025 19:44:47 +0000 admin 327348 at /newsroom Construction Start: Strathcona Anatomy and Dentistry – Laboratory Renovations for New Electron Microscopes /newsroom/channels/news/construction-start-strathcona-anatomy-and-dentistry-laboratory-renovations-new-electron-microscopes-368293 <p>51³Ô¹ÏÍø has mandated Construction Bralteck to carry out Project 21-081 Strathcona Anatomy and Dentistry – CFI Ortega, which involves the fit-up of rooms B/31, B/32B, B/27, and B/2F within the Facility for Electron Microscopy Research (FEMR), to accommodate two new microscopes.</p> Thu, 16 Oct 2025 20:23:43 +0000 admin 327336 at /newsroom Construction Starts: CFI IF Tufenkji – Macdonald Stewart (Macdonald Campus) /newsroom/channels/news/construction-starts-cfi-if-tufenkji-macdonald-stewart-macdonald-campus-365572 <p>Please be advised that 51³Ô¹ÏÍø has mandated Corenov Construction to carry out the following project: <b>21-089 – CFI IF Tufenkji – Macdonald Stewart </b>(Macdonald Campus).</p> <p><b>Description: </b>Partial renovation of laboratory MS3-025.</p> <p><b>Construction start date: </b>June 9th, 2025</p> <p><b>Planned construction end date: </b>July, 2025</p> <p><b>Work schedule: </b>Monday to Friday, 6 a.m. to 3 p.m.</p> <p><b>Project Manager: </b>mark.ouimet [at] mcgill.ca (Mark Ouimet)</p> Mon, 02 Jun 2025 15:01:08 +0000 admin 327346 at /newsroom Construction Starts: Trottier Space Institute Extension /newsroom/channels/news/construction-starts-trottier-space-institute-extension-366142 <p>Please be advised that 51³Ô¹ÏÍø has mandated general contractor SUTERA INC. to carry out the following project: <b>20-069 Trottier Space Institute extension.</b></p> Mon, 28 Jul 2025 19:15:18 +0000 admin 327344 at /newsroom Construction Start: Rutherford Physics - Renovation of Room 419 /newsroom/channels/news/construction-start-rutherford-physics-renovation-room-419-366154 <p>Please be advised that 51³Ô¹ÏÍø has mandated CORENOV CONSTRUCTEURS INC.<b> </b>to carry out the following project: <b>21-053 Rutherford Physics - CFI IF 2023 Childress, Renovation of Room 419</b></p> <p><b>Description:</b> Room 419 is already an existing research laboratory.  It has two smaller rooms inside of it but the walls will be demolished to create one large room.  The room will be updated to meet the 51³Ô¹ÏÍøDesign Standards for a research laboratory and it will be reconfigured to meet laser lab requirements as well.</p> Tue, 29 Jul 2025 14:18:23 +0000 admin 327342 at /newsroom Construction Starts: Neuro Montreal – 9.4T MRI Installation /newsroom/channels/news/construction-starts-neuro-montreal-94t-mri-installation-368108 <p>51³Ô¹ÏÍø has mandated SDI Canada to carry out Project 21-094, which involves the installation of a new 9.4T MRI in the Webster Pavilion of the Montreal Neurological Institute.</p> <p>The project will renovate and transform laboratory spaces WB306 and its adjacent rooms WB305 and WB307 to house the new MRI. A new HVAC system will also be installed on the Webster roof to provide cooling, heating, and humidification. Once complete, the facility will expand McGill’s research capacity in neuroscience and imaging.</p> Fri, 10 Oct 2025 17:43:01 +0000 admin 327338 at /newsroom